Bøker utgitt av Gwasg Carreg Gwalch

Mabli is intent on becoming a famous journalist, and when she hears about a local historian who disappeared twenty years ago, she sets out to research the story, believing it is the break she requires to reach Fleet Street. The trail leads her to an empty house on the outskirts of town, where the supernatural awaits her...

A volume that focuses on the health and care requirements of the inhabitants of the slate communities of Dyffryn Peris and surrounding areas in Snowdonia. When the industry was at its height, there were 14,000 miners in Gwynedd. The dangers at work, together with the infections and illnesses that arose from poverty and lack of health provision...

Any national flag carries a high emotional charge and comes with both myth and historical fact attached; but this book is more wide-ranging in its approach. The mix of ancient and modern concerns and events is refreshing.

A comprehensive biography of John Roderick Rees, crofter, crowned bard and teacher, a simple yet complex personality. These contrasting elements are brought to life in this outspoken volume.

A light-hearted satirical novel set at the National Eisteddfod Maes at Meifod.

A century after his death as a young man on a blood-soaked battlefield far from his mountain farm, Hedd Wyn''s name remains seared on an entire nation''s memory. His home has become a place of pilgrimage, and his story continues to sadden, anger and inspire us. This volume comprises a collection of Hedd Wyn''s poems in English translation by...

A truly Welsh novel from the author of Fighting Pretty. Harry Roberts is a Cardiff journalist haunted by his failure to present a true report of the Aber-fan disaster.

The autobiography of the adventurer and climber Eric Jones, the farmer''s son from Clwyd who climbed some of the world''s highest peaks, displaying nerves of steel while facing many challenges. 47 colour and 22 black-and-white photographs.

A humorous story by a popular comedian and broadcaster about a young boy, whose life was changed completely when his father, an entrepreneurial farmer established a zoo on his remote farm in Anglesey in the 1980s. Reprint. First Published in 2014.

A contemporary novel which combines scathing humour with Welsh myths and legends. The main character, Dyfrig, is unsure what to expect when he is accepted as a contestant in a reality show to choose scriptwriters for a film on Welsh history. Can he survive being filmed for six weeks in the company of strangers, with no contact with the outside...

This book is the ideal way to help you identify wild flowers and discover more about them. Each entry contains information on size, habitat and the months it is most likely to be spotted. Every flower is illustrated with a colour photo and is cross-referenced with similar species. A Welsh adaptation of John Akeroyd''s A Guide to Wild Flowers...

This English-language book reflects the undemanding concepts of Portmeirion ­ Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, the gifted creator of the village, himself described his intentions as being of a ''gay, light-opera sort of approach''. Rob Piercy ­ who has grown up in the area ­ has created a personal, light-hearted insight into his...

Are you bewildered by Betws-y-coed? Perplexed by Penrhyndeudraeth? Mystified by Machynlleth? A book aimed at encouraging visitors to Wales and non-Welsh speakers to attempt to pronounce Welsh place-names, as well as spurring them into learning the correct pronunciation in due course. A new and updated edition of a volume first published in 1998.